Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn quotes, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn sayings, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A forest doesn't weep over one tree. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Only an extraordinary person can turn opportunity into reality. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
If a person can build a fence around himself, he is bound to do it. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
It is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A drop in the ocean has no fear of a hurricane. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Beat a dog once and you only have to show him the whip Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Skepticism is a way of freeing the dogmatic mind, and that's where its value lies. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
If only there were evil people out there insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were just simple, we could separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who among us is willing to destroy a piece of their own heart. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
People who are at ease with their consciences always look happy. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
A drop in the ocean has no fear of a hurricane. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
On our crowded planet there are no longer any internal affairs! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Surrender one hair, and you'll end up beardless. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
If you live in a graveyard, you can't weep for everyone. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
But it is human to be outraged by injustice, even to the point of courting destruction! Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
It was wrong to be too pragmatic, to judge people solely by results; it was more humane to judge by intentions. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
To reject this inhuman Communist ideology is simply to be a human being. Such a rejection is more than a political act. It is a protest of our souls against those who would have us forget the concepts of good and evil. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Let your memory be your travel bag. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions especially selfish ones. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The sole substitute for an experience that we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn